An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to Improve the Mind and Refine the Taste of Youth. To which is Prefixed, Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the MindPublished and sold by David Hogan, 1814 - 230 Seiten |
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... fortune , and be honourable Without the stamp of merit ? let none presume To wear an undeserved dignity . O that estates , degrees and offices , Were not derived corruptly , that clear honour Were purchased 22 AMERICAN SELECTION .
... fortune , and be honourable Without the stamp of merit ? let none presume To wear an undeserved dignity . O that estates , degrees and offices , Were not derived corruptly , that clear honour Were purchased 22 AMERICAN SELECTION .
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... fortune ; Omitted , all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries . 14. To - morrow , and to - morrow , and to - morrow , Creeps in this petty space from day to day , To the last syllable of recorded time ; And all ...
... fortune ; Omitted , all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries . 14. To - morrow , and to - morrow , and to - morrow , Creeps in this petty space from day to day , To the last syllable of recorded time ; And all ...
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... fortune in the Indies , returned to his native country with a considerable stock , and set up as a banker in Madrid . In his absence , his parents frequently talked of him , praying fervently that heaven would take him under its ...
... fortune in the Indies , returned to his native country with a considerable stock , and set up as a banker in Madrid . In his absence , his parents frequently talked of him , praying fervently that heaven would take him under its ...
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... fortune is not enough for both . 3. It won't do , Perrin , it won't do . But , replied Perrin , I have hands to work . I have laid up twenty crowns of my wages , which will defray the expenses of the wedding . I'll work harder , and lay ...
... fortune is not enough for both . 3. It won't do , Perrin , it won't do . But , replied Perrin , I have hands to work . I have laid up twenty crowns of my wages , which will defray the expenses of the wedding . I'll work harder , and lay ...
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... fortune , keep it as your own . 11. What man in the world would have acted like Perrin ? Perrin and Lucetta shed tears of affection and joy . " My dear children , " said he , " kiss the hand of your benefactor . Lucetta , this farm now ...
... fortune , keep it as your own . 11. What man in the world would have acted like Perrin ? Perrin and Lucetta shed tears of affection and joy . " My dear children , " said he , " kiss the hand of your benefactor . Lucetta , this farm now ...
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Agathocles Antiparos appear beautiful Belfield blessing Blithe Caius Verres Calista Cecilia character cheerfulness Columbus Cromwell cubits daugh daughter dear death Delv Delvill endeavour enemies eyes fall father favour fear feel feet fire fortune Gent give ground hand happiness hath heard heart heaven Hispaniola honour hope human hundred Hunks Indians island king Lady Lady Hon length live look lumbus Madam mankind manner marriage married means miles mind Miss Beverly Miss Wal nature ness never NOAH WEBSTER passions Patricians peace Perrin person philosopher pleasure Plebian Pocahontas Powhatan prince Putnam render river Roche Roman savage scene sense Servius Tullius soon soul Spain speak stone Syph Syphax tears thee thing thou thought tion treaty virtue voice VOLCANOES of ICELAnd whole woman words young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 216 - Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries ; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman. Let's dry our eyes : and thus far hear me, Cromwell ; And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble...
Seite 218 - There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats ; For I am arm'd so strong in honesty That they pass by me as the idle wind, Which I respect not.
Seite 214 - This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Seite 214 - Why, well; Never so truly happy, my good Cromwell. I know myself now; and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience.
Seite 173 - Tis Education forms the common mind, Just as the Twig is bent, the Tree's inclin'd.
Seite 219 - O Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb, That carries anger as the flint bears fire, Who, much enforced, shows a hasty spark And straight is cold again.
Seite 218 - You say you are a better soldier: Let it appear so; make your vaunting true, And it shall please me well. For mine own part, I shall be glad to learn of noble men. Cas. You wrong me every way, you wrong me, Brutus; I said, an elder soldier, not a better: Did I say better?
Seite 218 - All this? ay, more: Fret till your proud heart break; Go, show your slaves how choleric you are, And make your bondmen tremble. Must I budge? Must I observe you? Must I stand and crouch Under your testy humour? By the gods, You shall digest the venom of your spleen, Though it do split you; for, from this day forth, I'll use you for my mirth, yea, for my laughter, When you are waspish.
Seite 20 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherits, shall dissolve ; And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind ! we are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
Seite 216 - Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not : Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's ; then if thou fall'st...